Ran by one of the founding fathers of American drifting, Naoki Kobayashi, and taught by pro drifters like Taka Aono, Hiro Sumida and Yoshie Shuyama, the Drift 101 and 102 instruction sessions are ...

Drift 101 is the brainchild of Naoki Kobayashi, and his goal is to bring the world of drifting to folks with all manner of behind-the-wheel skill level. Operating out of Willow Springs in ...

But the maestros at Drift 101 can take you from zero to relative hero rather quickly. Naoki Kobayashi started Drift 101 15 years ago. Before the school, he helped bring and popularize drifting to ...

Despite his ban from competition, Naoki-San remained active and continued to showcase his talents with his drift team. Naoki drift footage is relatively scarce, but you’ll see the wild character ...

Not only did the drift organization bring Naoki to Southern California, they also brought over fellow team member Miki Takagi, who many would say is the female equivalent of Naoki. Naoki and Miki ...

Special guests in attendance included Team Pink Style with Naoki Nakamura, Mitsuyoshi Nishio, and Miki Tagaki, as well as current and former Formula DRIFT drivers Chelsea DeNofa, Brandon Wicknick ...